Doing An Interview In A Foreign Language And Getting The Job

Dec 22

with Shahidah Foster

Do you need to be really fluent to get through an interview in a foreign language and get the job?

In this Episode, Shahidah Foster of Black Girls Learn Languages shares her experiences on getting interviewed in different languages and actually getting the job. As she shares her experiences, she also gives out some useful tips on how to ace your interviews even if you are not a native speaker of the interviewer's language.

Listen and learn to overcome your limits through this episode.

Key takeaways from the episode:

Prepare, practice, and say everything aloud to feel comfortable using the wordings and phrasing in that certain language before an interview.
The only person who is expecting perfection out of you is you. Be confident and just talk through your mistakes.
You have to be strategic about how you say things.
It is better to stick to your script rather than use a new word you just learned to impress interviewers.
Do not treat a language as a barrier that limits yourself. You will grow into the language while you are on the job.

Today’s Guest

Shahidah Foster is the creator of Black Girls Learn Languages, a multi-platform digital community for black women passionate about languages that serve around 10,000 members across different social media platforms. She is also the core organizer of Sisters Only Language Summit, the first and only language summit for black women in the language community. In addition to managing the platform, she has also served as a two-time speaker in the annual Women In Language Conference.

Connect and learn more about Shahidah here:

https://www.Instagram.com/blackgirlslearnlanguages

https://www.Facebook.com/blackgirlslearnlanguages

https://www.Facebook.com/groups/blackgirlslearnlanguages

Event: Sisters Only Language Summit

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